20 Star St.
Fall River, MA
02724
(508) 675-7115
March 13, 2014
The Liberal Club has been a Fall River staple for as long
as I can remember. City residents come
here for parties, weddings, funerals and – in the summertime – Portuguese feasts. On this freezing winter day, Mom and I visited
their restaurant for something to warm our cold bellies.
Once inside we were instructed to sit in a certain booth
by one of the waitresses. She later came over to take our drink order, which is
paid for separately. We chose two
bottles of diet root beer which came to $3.50.
The waitress left us alone with the menus to give us time to decide on a
meal.
Since we had been to the Liberal Club before, I was
focused on their famous French onion soup ($4.95). It was excellent when I had it the last time
and it was just what I needed to warm up.
Mom already knew what she wanted – the baked scrod ($14.95). She had heard great things about the scrod
but had never tried it. Today was the
day.
When the waitress returned, we placed our order. In addition to Mom’s scrod and my crock of soup,
I also ordered a tuna salad sandwich with fries ($7.95). While we were waiting for our food to arrive,
we noticed that the restaurant started to fill up. By the end of our meal, almost every booth
was taken.
Our starters came out first. Mom’s dinner came with a side salad and she
chose Parmesan peppercorn as her dressing.
She said the vegetables were crunchy and fresh and the dressing was
tasty. My soup – as expected – was amazing. I could order this every single time I come
here. The cheese topping is thick and
gooey and the onion soup is rich and flavorful.
It’s got a great taste to it and the bread at the bottom broke up the
spiciness of the broth. A fabulous
choice.
The entrees arrived soon after we finished the soup and
salad and everything looked great. My
sandwich was surprisingly scrumptious!
The Liberal Club uses red onion in their tuna salad and that really gave
the sandwich a kick. I chose rye bread
which was soft and fresh. The fries were
good and plentiful. There was also a
crunchy pickle on the plate. Everything
was fantastic.
Mom’s scrod had a Ritz cracker crumb topping and came
with a side of real mashed potatoes and cole slaw. The slaw was cool and crisp, the real
potatoes were savory and the scrod was white and flaky. Mom said that the fish was cooked perfectly
and the piece itself was generous. You
didn’t even need a knife; the scrod fell apart with just a fork.
Our food total came to $29.80. As Mom and I headed back out into the frigid
temperature, we vowed to return to the Liberal Club. Although I am obsessed with the French onion
soup, the next time we visit I want to try one of their delicious dinner
options. I’m sure everything will be as
appetizing as always.
